tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80906382784458685402023-11-16T08:00:57.531-08:00Straight From The HeartSFTH aims to provide encouragement, using everyday issues. This is blog about Life, Love, God and relationships. Today's world is tough, without God it becomes even tougher.
We will provide insight into daily struggles and how with God's Help, you can become an overcomer. We hope you can find some comfort and hope from within these post.
Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-77088635386831286332019-08-01T11:16:00.000-07:002019-08-01T11:16:08.529-07:00Morden Day Practices
I have been thinking lately and thought to write about this
Do you operate and go through life day to day on your own? Or do you actively ask God to be part of each and every waking moment, every thought and every action.
Do you pause in the middle of your day and take stock?
Like: “was my response right in that situation”. Could it have been better?
Did I over react to Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-66106115525338713042018-04-18T22:52:00.000-07:002018-04-18T22:52:12.314-07:00Master of The Storm
John 6:16-21
This passaged encouraged me today and I want to share it with you.
The disciples got into the boat to go to the other side and as they began their journey, they encountered a storm.
They paddled hard to get away from the storm, but the harder they paddled the fiercer the storm.
Jesus did not come with them on this trip, but set out later. He did not Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-2273238931572099452018-03-11T13:40:00.001-07:002018-03-11T13:40:03.610-07:00Happy Mother’s DayHappy Mother’s Day.
She first thought about me,
Felt me within her
Mother, ready to lay aside everything for her own
Career and relationships,
She endures many sleepless nights
Fashioning
Planning
Preparing
Moulding
Praying for her own
Mother often ignored, scorned for be not “working”
Not working?
Who else can decide to give up years of training in esteem fields for this role.
Not working? Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-35955539411308786272018-03-08T05:17:00.002-08:002018-03-08T05:35:30.110-08:00I Salute You: Woman
A Savvy woman of strength, you who have defied all odds.
Through the storms of life you still stand strong.
Woman of virtue, one who, despite the pressures to conform stands resolute, unyielding.
A woman decorated with beauty within and without. One who knows the value of true friendship. One who understands that it is in the simple things in life that happinesses, Laughter, Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-37718922633650855622018-03-08T00:39:00.002-08:002018-03-08T00:44:51.499-08:00Reflective Journal: on waiting. Hey friends
I have been absent from this blog for a while. This makes me feel so bad, I have been busy writing a second book.
Yes, a book or more like a journal for those in waiting.
Tittled “Faithful Wait” reflective journal for those in waiting.
It is for anyone who is currently waiting on God for something specific in their lives.
So, are you believing for anything in your live? Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-22400637856207780962017-12-31T08:53:00.000-08:002017-12-31T08:53:52.725-08:00Reflecting On The Past. 2017 is almost over, phew some may say. Bring on 2018. I look back over this year and am amazed at how I survived.
The year was packed with ups and downs uncertainties and disappointments. One of which was the death of my father in law and me crashing into a tree after the funeral, as the year draws to a close.
As I look back over the year I can’t help but wonder how I made it through it.Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-61082125242252436802017-12-26T12:36:00.000-08:002017-12-26T12:36:51.215-08:00The Resaon For ChristmasThe abandonment:
when I think of the circumstances surrounding Christmas, my heart breaks all over again for Mary. She must have lived under this cloud of carrying the Son of God, birthing him, having to escape with him and watch helplessly as he was killed.
what mother can take that?
The abandonment of Christ by the father led to the rescue of mankind.
“Father, father why have you forsaken me Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-30699429042518007482017-10-16T23:37:00.000-07:002017-11-21T20:44:36.250-08:00 An infectious disease
I am not happy mummy, stuttered my little girl.
Mum: why are you unhappy?
Child: because I am sad.
Mum: why are you sad.?
Child: I don't know.
Mum: think about it: why are you sad?
Child: with hand in mouth, a thoughtful cute expression on her face
Suddenly smiled and said, I am happy mummy. I just want you to give me sweets...
Kids, they are the Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-82488153611337835222017-06-22T13:28:00.000-07:002017-08-21T04:02:42.237-07:00Practice makes perfect
I tell my little girls daily that practice makes perfect, in order words what you do daily becomes part of you.
When it comes to our relationship with our Heavenly Father, do we practise being in his presence?
I certainly do not. I usually get up and say a prayer or two. Put a favourite song on and off I go into my day.
Due to my lack of practise and dedication I often do not feel hisStraight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-25184111141430183402017-06-18T13:20:00.000-07:002017-06-18T13:20:13.561-07:00Don't Settle
I choose this title because the easiest thing in the world is to stop trying.
Trying brings pain and in that moment of persistent trying without results, we are tempted to give up and quit.
I have been trying to get another job for a long time but have not been successful so far. I stopped trying for a while and lost track of where I was. I was encouraged to start againStraight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-91915026295419858122017-04-16T00:30:00.000-07:002017-04-16T00:30:19.373-07:00A King?
Kings are arrayed in royal robes
He was striped, flogged and dressed in blood
Though he was sinless, yet
He walked the road to his dead carrying a cross,
A symbol of our Sins
No one came to his defence,
He who defended the downtrodden, prostitute, tax collectors and the unwanted.
He was a voice of the voiceless
Yet he could not speak for himself. Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-73329481880255016302017-04-12T22:02:00.000-07:002017-04-13T06:15:18.074-07:00True StoriesOn the 7 April 2008, up to three inches of snow fell in some parts of England and temperatures were below freezing in many places. It was reported as the worst snow in 20 years.
IN 1954 Roger Bannister made history by running a mile in less than 4 minutes . It was a feat never accomplished before, to run a mile was by far the most fascinating sports story of the day, it went down in the guinnessStraight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-64540773597092568812017-03-25T15:26:00.000-07:002017-03-25T15:26:04.765-07:00Mothering
Mothering is indescribable, it cannot be confine into a single word
It's meaning is varied and comes with many tags.
Mothering is baking without being a baker
it is tutoring without being a teacher
It is making things without being a trained skilled worker
It is mending without being a Taylor
It is crafting without being a trained craftsman
It is painting Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-87673148917874046022017-03-25T02:46:00.000-07:002017-03-25T02:51:48.862-07:00Alone, Not Lonely
I love my alone time, pre kids days I cherish times before dawn when I plug into the word. Fast forward a few years and those days are a distant memory. Now, I use every minute I am alone for chores or to get the much needed rest. Thanks to being a mother.
In an age where we are always surrounded by something it is almost impossible to be alone by ourselves doing the things we love. Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-85194040196576793582016-12-23T21:19:00.001-08:002016-12-24T14:46:38.147-08:00No Strings Attached Love
In a world where our love is conditional on what others do for us it isn’t often we find unconditional love.
Every morning, as I get my kids ready for school or during the drive to school, l try to set the tone for the day with encouraging and motivating words. After telling them they are, awesome, kind and so on… I tell them how much I love them.
At home one day , Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-81891847085302390742016-12-02T22:54:00.001-08:002016-12-08T12:20:22.713-08:00Christmas Lights
Lights, lights, lights, it's the time of the year where every where is dressed up in lights.
My house is transformed into a light House at this time of the year. We, (for the most part hubby) deck the front lawn in lights… Santa sleigh, gift boxes, tree light,,, twinkle lights all combine to give a bright glow….
I love lights which makes this my most favourite season of the Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-75611194850554409332016-10-10T12:57:00.001-07:002016-10-10T12:57:08.592-07:00In His Arms
As I made my way towards the open heaven’s team, I saw it
lying helplessly on the ground. I picked it up as I sat down and lay it on me.
This was my daughter’s doll, they bring their dolls to
church and on seeing their friends abandon them and run off to play.
This ministered to me and to the team, this doll couldn't
get up by itself, it was helpless, but it has use, it brings joy and funStraight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-90230386726197921382016-10-03T12:38:00.000-07:002016-10-12T23:34:33.396-07:00Scary Future
We leave in unsettling
times. No one is sure of what the future will bring. People are worried about
their safety and that of their family all due to the recent referendum.
Political parties and Leaders are fighting for positions, the pound is at an all-time
low, prices of goods are beginning to go up
Terrorist attack are on the
increase nobody feels safe. In times like these what Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-5951577076067721622016-09-21T05:57:00.001-07:002016-09-21T05:57:02.364-07:00The fear factorSomeone describe fear as false evidence appearing real. They are right. Fear begins in the mind and develops into a thought, which when not nipped, develops into something bigger. I remembered waiting for an exam results, after the exams I was confident about my grades. But as I waited for the results, a thought began to develop in my mind, “what if I fail”? I couldn't shake off Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-6155814346211904902016-09-12T12:10:00.000-07:002016-09-12T12:10:06.547-07:00I can Only Imagine.
I was not sure what to expect when I attended sports day at my daughter's school recently. it was her first so it was important that we went. We attended to cheer her up and to ensure that she was not going to be the only one whose mum or dad was not present.
The day began in earnest as all the kids threw themselves in. I had instructed my daughter to run really fast on the way to school. Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-29280715190710121352016-08-09T23:27:00.001-07:002016-08-09T23:27:35.263-07:00Clear OutIt's summertime which means time to clear out for me. I often clear out the cupboards of old canned foods, clear out closet, sort out some old paper cabinets, my email box is not excluded, I go over mails I haven’t had the time to delete and get rid of these. Nothing is left out during my summer clearing out. This got me thinking about our minds and brain which processed so much Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-73444170479567478672016-05-26T13:48:00.002-07:002016-05-26T13:48:58.398-07:00Beat The Worry Habit
A few years ago, I
use to worry about every little thing, my worries were so irrational, I knew
something had to change. I had to change.
We all have things to
think about, we have health, financial, career and family issues. We also need
to makes plans about the future but there is a difference between planning and
worrying.
Worry eats us up bit
by bit and if left unchecked it Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-40806775351652378042016-04-07T16:08:00.001-07:002016-04-07T16:08:15.469-07:00My Facebook LifeMy life in pictures. Someone said to me yesterday, I like your life in pictures. Referring to my FB post. I wish I have time to have fun like that. This was food for thought? What do we really have time for now? I have really enjoyed my time off work as a result of the school holidays. I do things with my family normally, but this was special, something was different Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-1004997209789218192016-03-26T19:42:00.001-07:002016-03-27T04:35:30.657-07:00I Am Adopted.
Yes you heard that right. I didn't know this until a few years ago. I certainly didn't know what it felt like to be adopted as part of a big family, because I was always treated the same as the first born.
One of my best friends recently adopted a child, prior to the adoption being finalised, the anticipation was at peak levels. It took years of meetings, paperwork, meeting other Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8090638278445868540.post-42747631494941065932016-03-25T15:35:00.001-07:002016-03-25T15:35:42.819-07:00The Best Unanswered Prayer.
It was getting to that time, he knew it, his friends knew it too.
Soon he will be gone or will he really? Will Judas change his mind, will come to himself and not go through with it?Maybe HIS father will figure out another way to save this world. This world full of pain, woe, rejection and much more. How can they treat him like this?What did he do apart from healing their Straight from the hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668138824824485643noreply@blogger.com0